Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-14
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
TEN NEW CRUISERS BILL
Under Consideration In the Senate,
THE LOGAN PENSION BILL.
POINTS OF ORDER IN THE HOUSE.

POINTS OF ORDER IN THE HOUSE.
The Senate.
The House amendment to the Senate bill for the
relief Of Albert H. Emery reducing the appropria-
t1on from 100000 to $63 161, and declaring that
TO be In full OF all claims against the government
on the part OF Emery for his invention Of testing
machine built for the United States was non-con-
CURED In, and conference committee ordered.
Mr. Culom presented q memorial from the ILL.,
noiS house OF representatives in favor of pension
Ing soldiers over sixty years OF age. Referred to
the committee on PENSIONS
club against the ratification of the extradition
treaty with Great Britain. Referred to the COM
m1ttee on foreign relations
CoLoRED MEN WHO WANT 10 GO TO LIBERIA.
MI. George presented a petition of some colored
men In Mississippi, asking an appropriation of 500
apiece to transport them to Liberia. Referred to
the committee on education and labor. The petit
tOn which was read, assigns as the reason for the
despair OF doing better" AS to the suppositiOn
that their labor and votes are required here" the
Petltloners say that "the country can very well
attention to the fact that the body OF the petition
was printed, and suggested that it emanated from
q source from which petitions come to Congress.
SUBSIDIARY SILVER COIN.
Mr.. Morrill, introduced bill for the issue OF sub
sidiary silver coin. Referred to the committee on
finance.
Also bill for the settlement and adjustment OF
all claims and demands between the United States
ana the state OF Vermont. Referred to the COM
mlttee On the judiciary.
CLERKS WORKING EXTRA HOURS.
Mr.. CullOm offered a resolution, calling upon the
| Secretary Of War for information as to whether
any unusual necessity existed for requiring some
| OF the clerks in the adjuJant generals and sur
geOn generals offices to work extra hours After
bref discussion the resolution went over till to-
morrow.
A CHARGE OF DEFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT OF A
MILLION.
Mr. Dawes referred to the fact that last session
communication from the Treasury department,
as TO the expectation and re-importation of dis
on nnance, and he inquired whether there was a
prospect of the committee reporting at this Ses-
slon In that connection he called attention to a
statement In the washington correspondence Of
the New York World of February ID to the effect
tnat the government had been wrOnged Of more
than a million dollars OF taxes by some strange
system OF exporting and reimpOrtng.
Mr.. Morrill,, chairman OF the committee on
finance, replied that a subcommittee had been
yet reported to the full committee. He would cali
attention to the matter at the committee meeting
tomorrow.
THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY SITE JURORS
Mr. voorhees, introduced bill to provide COM
pensation for the jurors who condemned the lands
for the site OF the congressional library,
Referred to the committee on claims
THE CUTTING CASE.
Mr.. Gibson offered resolution, which was
adopted, requesting the President to furnish copie
OF all correspondence relating to the arrest trial
and discharge of A. X. Cutting, a United States
citizen, by the authorities of Mexico.
| MIR. ingalls, inquired In that connection whether
any answer had been received to the Senate reso-
luton calling for correspondence between the
| state department and Minister jackson.
| THE BILL TO INCREASE THE NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT.
+; The presiding officer replied that no answer had
| yet been received.
On motion OF Mr.. Cameron, the Senate took nm
for consideration yeas ST. nays 10 the bill intro
duced and reported by him ''to increase the naval
estaDllsnment:" ,l n The Senator's voting against
| taking 1t up were MeSsrs. Beck, Call, CockreIl.
Coke, George, Jones {Ark.) Maxey, Plumb Pugh,
Ransom, sherman, Vance, Van Wyck, Vest, voor-
| hees, Walthall and Wilson (Md.)
Mr.. Van Wyck asked the chairman of the com.
mistee mt on appropriations {Mr; Allisonl whether
the surplus in the Treasury.
MI AllSon mace no response, but Mr.. Cameron
| suggested that the appropriation would be ex-
tended over four or five years.
Mr.. Plumb asked whether the kind of vessels to
dent? ~
bill ~ 'n0
THE EADS' BILL TAKEN UP.
A motion by Mr.. Cameron to postpone till to-
morrow the Eads-Tehuantepec bill the unfinished
busnesS was rejected-yeas, "a; nays %. The
naval bill was, therefore, laid aside and the Eads'
Dill taken up.
Nominations TO.Dav.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
Everett B. Sanders, Of Elroy Wis, to be receiver
OF public moneys at Warsaw Wis
John vonderlinde, of Missouri. to be surveyor OF
customs for the port of st. Joseph, Mo.
POstmasters-E. Prentiss Bailey, at Utica, N. Y. ::
VIM. n. Ketcham, at Poughkeepsie, n r; Patrick
Reiley, at West Troy, N. Y; Frank NJ Bulls at
Sherbqrne, n; Y; Benz. b. Read, at Greene, n Y !:
Locklin, at Gloversville n. Y: VIM il. Baldwin,
at Watkins: n: Y; Geo w. Beckwith at Burling-
Md; James A. Smith, at Glasgow, KY; Justav
at Delphos Ohio; Andrew f. Bigelow, at Ke,
vance, III; Mark A. Renoe at Pontiac. ILL.,; Peter
Gonohy, at Marshall: H. James NJ. McConihe, at
Mich; Michael +. Mulcrone, at Saint Ignace
Mich; Hiram w. Hill, at Saint Charles, Mimi !;
Roy US s Giddings, at IL Russell, Kas.; g. F. Keyner,
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Henderson, Qowa), called up the resolution
offered by him on Monday last discharging the
committee OF the whole from the further consider
alton OF the Senate bill granting pension to
Mary S. Logan, and making that bill special Or
der for Tomorrow Immediately after the reading
OF the journal
Mr. breckenridge, tKy.), made the point of order
that it was not competent for the gentleman to
call up the resolution for action, but that it must
be referred to the committee on rules
Mr.. Willis Ky2 cOmbatted this position. He
had recently studied the rules in relation to an
| other matter lthe Blair educational billy and he
was thoroughly convinced that 1T was within the
power OF a member to offer resolution to change
the rules let 1t lie over for one day and then call
1t up as privileged question. The Constitution
gave the House the power to amend its rules. II
the Speaker ruled that every proposition to change
| the rules must be referred to the committee on
rules 322 members OF the House would be under
the control OF a majority OF that committee, con-
SiSting OF three men.
Mr. Henderson contended that If the point OF
order had any merit 1t was presented TOO late
The proper time to have made the point was when
the resolution was originally offered
Mr.. Crisp (Ga-) thought that the point OF order
was well taken the proposition was not one to
change the rules but to take particular measure
from out the operation Of the rules TO hold that
consideration would be utterly Destructive OF the